Ask Guru Gobbo #23

I'm thinking about adding a combo box to the side of the question submission that will allow folks to choose their own face. Of course, it would seem, they'd all be "Jaw Drop" and "Angry". Mainly the first one. But that'd entirely ruin their point. It's irking me a little, I'd hate to say. The faces no longer reflect the answers but more people's preferences. Granted, a lot of the time its just a boring smile or such since there is nothing to convey, so I guess I'm going no where with this.

As for Kirby Warrior conflict, this has come up before. Now, I never claimed to have all the answers, but- Wait? That's what the paper I signed stated when I applied for this job? Er, well, then, yes, I do! Really, though, it just comes down to the presentation. From what I've seen in the old Gurus, they shuffle through mail like a line at the grocery store: ring up and check out. I'm not saying they're right or wrong, just how they did it. It's a very black-and-white, take-it-for-face-value manner of handling. I like to present reasons for why I think things.

In court, one can be tried for cold blooded murder. However, the prosecution can't just point the finger and say, "You did it!" The weasely defense will pull out bags of evidence and testimonials to say otherwise. Whether or not the deed was done by the defendant isn't the question but rather can it be plausibly presented one way or the other. These answers, like the feet and Ado, are not plainly expressed by the games or their creators like some others. They reside in a gray area that needs interpreted. I welcome rebuttals when they are presented decently but not when they obviously didn't pay attention the first time.

The Ness bit has be a little puzzled. I normally add a link to what question is being referenced for the reader's sake, but I know I never said that. In fact, I argued just the opposite, complete with the eye differences. I did, however, say that a cropped in profile for the two would have similarities, but this was a comparative issue, meaning that a close up of the two character's faces had more in common with each other than with other character's zoomed in features. I don't know where you got me saying the two are the same species. I looked for any reference of Ness, and that never comes up. I would love to know where it came from because it would mean I forgot to type out "not" in the sentence.

Anyhoo, I acquire details about games that I have never touched let alone played because I research it. A lot of what I do is intuition and the rest is digging through references. The answer to anything is out there, but you better bring a big shovel. I, luckily, am pretty good at drilling down past the garbage to pin point what is desired. Of course, I also get a fair amount of misses in my ways, so I guess that says how well it works.

Um... okay. Well, since it is the same story as in Kirby's Adventure, here's how it all shakes down at the end:

Kirby brings the reunited Star Rod back to the Fountain of Dreams, much to King Dedede's protest. When the relic is returned to its perch, the evil Nightmare that was sealed within it escapes. It was locked away in the spring since Dedede took the Star Rod off of it and the waters no longer flowed. This also stopped dreams from coming to the people of Pop Star which was why Kirby left to get it back. The King, thinking fast and not wanting to get his hands dirty, sucks up Kirby and the rod and blast the two after the dreadful being. With the power of the Star Rod, Kirby is able to repel the evil, but it flies off to the moon. Kirby follows and battles its true form. Once defeated, Nightmare explodes, knocking out a chunk of the moon to give it a crescent shape. Afterwards, Kirby returns to the once-again peaceful land and returns to the Star Rod to the fountain so that good dreams can be had by all.

The End.

Yes, Kracko! I've aired my complaints on why they didn't make more "reflected" versions of bosses before. More specifically, I targeted Kracko. Then, I expressed how Mecha Kracko seemed like the apologetic afterthought to a plain ol' Kracko being in Amazing Mirror. By the way, this came way after you asked, so don't worry. I thought it would have been a lot better if all of the bosses were "evil" versions of previous encounters. Instead, we really just had Golem King and Dark Mind. I guess Gobbler could count as an Acro, but, to me, that'd be like saying that Pon & Con are evil versions of Lololo & Lalala. It's just not really there. So, it all comes down to a dropped ball. They had a good gimmick but had no idea where it was heading. It's almost like they only really wanted King Golem, Dark Meta Knight, and Dark Mind. Everything else was just shrugged off.

There are five colors his eyes can change to: Yellow is his standard mode of operation, Green is when he is deep in thought or serious, Blue comes about with joy or pride, Red follows rage or impending trouble, and Pink for when he is amused.

This answer is added upon in Session #141./p>

Last I heard, it was still scheduled for an '08 release. Hey, how long was it before Air Ride came out? That one was a system spanning game, too, right? But, delays mean they are making it perfect, and Air Ride was... oh, wait, that had poor reviews. Well, you can stack helpers in the Wii one... and have green Hatters, blue Doos, and red balloons! Yeah, okay, that Lucky Charms reference was pretty thin, I'll confess.

I don't think he'll change much. Just as Mario and Sonic hold their same ol' shapes, Kirby should remain rather unchanged over future years. I know he has changed quite a bit already. He use to be a lot lumpier and his hue of pink has dropped to a darker tone with a varying hint of blue. He'll strongly see influence, I'd imagine, in his copy ability transformations. Maybe instead of just getting a hat, he might begin to change a little himself. Whether or not that happens, you know his headgear will get more involved and polished. His spherical nature can't really be rendered any better but those hats sure can be dolled up nicely.

Yeah, a lot of things went away, like Kindar Spirit for example. I, like many visitors, was checking every morning, sometimes more, to see if the "Daily" Comic was posted. Strangely, I could have been updating with the comics all those times rather than just being disappoint. I think the past while shows that I can maintain a pretty good daily stretch of updates. But, in actually answering your question, no, I don't think they will be coming back. She has promised, however, to get all of those comics posted in some manner or another. I guess, why not, this piece of crud I made for the feature (Yes, I still follow the rules like everyone else and submit) may hold you over?

Sounds and music are one of the things I have no powers or knowledge over. They get updated when, I'm guessing, new sound files are ripped. I don't know how or anything about that process works. It's not one of those things that someone can just work on to get done. They need to acquire a source to produce the goods. That's a lot of beating around the bush, so I'll just say no. It's more likely true.

As for the origin of the puff ball, Kirby was created, originally, as a place holder for the actual game character who was to be used. He grew on the game makers and wound up usurping the position as star of the game. What he was suppose to be is anyone's guess. Nothing on what he was holding, exactly, is known. Maybe the original star was never even made or planned. One this is known: the intended character was a lot more detailed than Kirby, and that's why a blob with flippers stood in for it and stole the limelight.

Truthfully, I believe it was just programming limitation. I'm sure one could brainstorm up all sorts of reasons why to try to explain it, like the Animal Friends not getting along with one another or them not wanting to help since they weren't chosen first. When it comes down to it, tho', there's just not room for the extra character. Things are already crowded on that Warp Star with three folks. Now, I'm sure they could have allowed Gooey to get one, too, but how often does that really come up? The amount of effort in allowing the rarely used second player to also get a pet, since the computer controlled Gooey certainly wouldn't be getting himself a pet, would just not add up for the worthfulness.

My favorite helper is Rick, despite him being the popular choice which usually turns me away. His fat, adorable, and is the most versatile of the pets. I still love Kine and everything, but he's so hard to maneuver on land. Plus, with the hamster having, essentially, a beam attack in addition to his barrage of fire balls, he's just too much to pass up. All that gets applied before stacking on his wall springing, enemy stomping, and walk-in mouth.

There's no other "Squeaky" Boggs, but there still is the original family, including true Bimblesnaff Bogg and the original, Lynn Bogg. The latter and Squeaky have been featured in some artwork together and- uh-oh. Um, ... never look that up. Ever.

As for a lackey that matches his Dream Landian being, there is not. While I have a dump of fan characters, most of them are crude modifications created from loose associations to Rainbow Resort forum goers who have long since vanished or are based off the original American Gladiators. Regardless of which, they are mostly bodies with no real personalities or relationships. Just appearances, abilities, and brief origins.